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Investigating Factors Influencing Disaster Preparedness Perception of Nurses in Turkey:A Meta-Analytic Approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2024

Fadime Ulupınar Open the ORCID record for Fadime Ulupınar [Opens in a new window] ,
Büşra Altınel  and
Manar Aslan
Fadime Ulupınar*
Affiliation:
Erzurum Technical University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing
Büşra Altınel
Affiliation:
Selcuk University, Faculty of Nursing
Manar Aslan
Affiliation:
Trakya University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing
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Corresponding author: Fadime Ulupınar; Email: fadime.ulupinar@erzurum.edu.tr.
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Abstract

Aim and Background:

In contemporary healthcare, the crucial importance of disaster preparedness and response within the nursing profession has gained recognition. Considering the elevated probability of encountering numerous disasters in Türkiye, it is noteworthy that limited research has been conducted in this domain. This study, therefore, aims to investigate the related factors to nurses’ disaster preparedness Türkiye through a meta-analysis method.

Methods:

The study was conducted based on PRISMA guidelines. We searched the national databases in Türkiye and Web of Science Core Collection. Descriptive studies published in Turkish or English between 01.01.2000-31.12.2021 in Türkiye were included in the study to derive the pooled outputs.

Results:

A total of nine studies, encompassing a sample size of 3222 nurses, met the inclusion criteria. The meta-analysis’ results revealed that gender and prior experience with disasters did not exhibit a statistically significant impact on nurses’ disaster preparedness (p>0.05). Conversely, engaging in disaster education programs, familiarizing oneself with disaster plans, and actively participating in disaster drills were found to have a significant positive effect on nurses’ preparedness for disasters (p<0.05). However, it is worth noting that the analysis of disaster experience exhibited substantial heterogeneity (I2=85.6%), indicating variations among the included studies. Similarly, the analysis related to reading disaster plans also demonstrated high heterogeneity (I2=77.7%).

Conclusion:

Based on the available evidence from the meta-analysis, it can be concluded that receiving disaster education, reading disaster plans, and participating in disaster drills have a positive and significant impact on nurses’ perception of disaster preparedness.

Keywords

Disastersdisaster nursingpreparednessmeta-analysis
Type
Research Letters
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 18 , 2024 , e67
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc

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